{"id":2795,"date":"2020-04-13T09:00:53","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T16:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=2795"},"modified":"2020-04-13T14:27:57","modified_gmt":"2020-04-13T21:27:57","slug":"the-calls-to-suspend-ab-5-are-ramping-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=2795","title":{"rendered":"The Calls to Suspend AB 5 are Ramping Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Written by Michael Palomba<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Similarly to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/white-house\/491273-a-woman-accuses-biden-of-sexual-assault-and-few-liberals-listen\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sexual assault allegations<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> against Joe Biden, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez\u2019s AB 5 has been flying under the radar due to the coronavirus pandemic. But not everyone has forgotten about the bill and its disastrous effects on the gig economy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assemblyman Kevin Kiley has openly and repeatedly called for the immediate suspension of AB 5. Last week, former congressman and current congressional candidate Darrell Issa joined Kiley in <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/2020\/04\/darrell-issa-calls-on-governor-newsom-to-immediately-suspend-ab-5\/\">calling<\/a> on Governor Newsom to suspend AB 5.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gov. Newsom just pledged to &quot;do everything we can to keep small businesses afloat.&quot; Suspending <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AB5?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AB5<\/a> is something the Governor can do that would keep many small businesses afloat.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kevin Kiley (@KevinKileyCA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KevinKileyCA\/status\/1247251794125664258?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He also wrote an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.org\/suspendab5\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">open letter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> calling for the suspension of AB 5, which has been signed by over 100 California economists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joe Mathews of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fox &amp; Hounds<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxandhoundsdaily.com\/2020\/03\/ab-5-needs-to-be-suspended\/\">believes<\/a> that AB 5 should be suspended, even though he supports it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTransitioning to the new AB regime was already proving to be extremely difficult before the COVID19 pandemic hit.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, the transition is impossible,\u201d wrote Matthews.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mathews also acknowledged that workers are \u201chaving their lives upended\u201d and \u201cfacing the prospect of furloughs and layoffs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At a time like this, people need to be able to work in whatever way possible, and Matthews agrees. He says, \u201cI\u2019m not calling for AB 5\u2019s repeal\u2026 But it clearly needs to be suspended right now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kiley tweeted the story of Richard and Monica, who are suffering as a result of AB 5.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AB5stories?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AB5stories<\/a>, Richard: &quot;My wife Monica came from Brazil &amp; became a Portuguese translator. She just lost her income (3x minimum wage) to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AB5?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AB5<\/a>. If she could still work during Stay at Home she&#39;d make money to get us through this time. AB 5 took that chance away, the question is why?&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kevin Kiley (@KevinKileyCA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KevinKileyCA\/status\/1247357193935966208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 7, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Richard and Monica are not alone. Millions are newly unemployed and people are struggling. AB 5 destroys several sectors of the economy by essentially eliminating the independent contractors who make up huge swaths of the labor force. It needs to be placed on hold so that Monica, and many others like her, can find work and regain financial security.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Michael Palomba Similarly to the sexual assault allegations against Joe Biden, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez\u2019s AB 5 has been flying under the radar due to the coronavirus pandemic. 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